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The school themed wedding invitations are finished and in the couple's hands! The Bride let me know they received them and that they are thrilled. That makes me very happy indeed. I had a difficult time when printing due to the same Staples cutting debacle as the baby announcements. I'm so happy I had extra paper and was able to print and cut more. They may be my favorite invitations yet.

Sometimes I have a difficult client, other times a difficult task, or things just don't go right. The bride and groom in this case were wonderful. They had a loose idea of wanting their invitations to look like a grade card and school themed. I came up with red lined paper with a handwriting font. I thought it would look like they were all handwritten with pencil. I later changed the paper design to the red and blue lines. The bride suggested this old book font. I definitely think it was the better choice. I redrew a stamp I found on ebay for the schoolhouse.Once everything was approved, I printed the lines on Royal Cotton Natural 80lb. Cover stock on my Cannon printer and took them to Staples to get cut down to size. The girl working told me their blade was dull and that's why she added an inch of green cardstock to the stack.

When I got home and noticed how wackado the cutting was, I first exploded. I calmed down and was determined to make it work. The invitations would just be different lengths, but I could line them up on the top on the press. Once I started printing, I realized it would not work. They were cut wrong on the sides as well and the text did not sit perfectly on the line. I printed the lines again and took them to the Kinkos I usually get my things cut. I ended up having to cut the plate in 4 sections to get the font positioned correctly.


Once all the kinks were worked out, the printing was smooth sailing. I'm really happy with the results. They are printed on a natural paper. Along with the font, they have a pretty cool vintage feel.

I will try not to print on lined paper again. I was able to use the scrap paper for this graduation card. I just had to trim each card by hand after printing.


It was a challenging and fun learning experience all around. I wish the bride and groom many years of happiness and hope their guests ask where their invitations were printed. With all my rushing and troubleshooting, I forgot to print my website on the back.